Most people in this situation would panic, because most people only have one set of car keys. Some cars do come standard with a spare set (also known as the master key) which should be left with someone trusted (brother, sister, father etc) or left in your house so they are easily retreivable should you ever need an extra set. Not to worry if you do lose your car keys. All you have to do is get in touch with your local car dealer (whether that be Ford, Audi) or a trusted locksmith that has all the certification to prove that they are able to administer you a spare set.
Key cutting is not as simple as it used to be. Nowadays keys have special chips inside the key itself that are registered specifically to the model of car that you own. Each chip is unique to your car. This method has been introduced in order to prevent thieves from stealing your car by getting copies of your keys cut.
It is always useful to have a spare set of keys cut before events like this occur, but obviously mistakes do happen. Your car dealer should be able to recode your key code so that your new set of keys will fit your model of car. It doesn't take very long to do as it just a case of retrieving a new code for you to use.
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